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Kingsbury Grade Paragliding Launch

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Kingsbury Grade Paragliding Launch

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PPG friendly
Not marked
Authorization
Not marked
Club / contract
Not marked
Launch faces
E, SE, S
Forecast point
Ready
Access notes
The launch maps as Forest Service land and current sources continue to identify PG use, with repeated 2025 and 2026 recorded flights. The source describes roadside parking and a roughly five-minute footpath to launch. No official maintained PG facility or guaranteed landing is published. The legacy valley landing point maps as private and must not be used without permission; fly only with a locally verified public or lawful top-landing plan.
Site rules
  • Do not use the legacy 38.9685,-119.84 valley landing coordinate; current reference mapping identifies it as private.
  • Before launch, identify and verify a lawful public or expressly authorized landing and bailout plan that remains reachable in the expected conditions.
  • Park completely clear of State Route 207, driveways, gates, snow operations, and emergency access, and use only an open public footpath.
  • A local advanced-site briefing is strongly recommended; no club membership or contract is currently published as mandatory.
  • This row establishes PG only, not PPG.
Launch directions
E, SE, S
Direction notes
ParaglidingEarth rates SE as good and E and S as possible. The current APPI page confirms paragliding but does not publish a safe wind-speed envelope; obtain a current local briefing.
Safety notes
  • The source calls Kingsbury one of the area's most serious and demanding sites, with turbulent active air, booming thermals, trees immediately below launch, limited emergency landings, and substantial cross-country potential.
  • The setup is a steep dirt slope with loose small rocks and a tree obstacle immediately after takeoff.
  • Weather can be difficult to anticipate; the source recommends being guided through the site, and a serious April 2026 terrain-impact rescue confirms the consequences of error.
  • Do not launch without an independently legal landing plan, adequate mountain-flying skill, current weather, NOTAM/TFR review, and rescue/retrieval planning.
Additional notes
Approved as a current public PG launch because the takeoff is on Forest Service land, the coordinate has current PG corroboration and 2025-2026 flight activity, and it clears all FAA and live screens. The legacy private landing is deliberately excluded; the row is not a promise that a valley LZ is available.
Map pin (exact launch)
Published ParaglidingEarth and APPI/XContest takeoff point. It is not a parking coordinate, property survey, approved landing, or bailout.
Navigation warning
Exact source launch point only. Do not navigate to the legacy private valley LZ; verify public access, roadside parking, launch surface, and a lawful landing plan first.

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